87-659: Iha may refer to: James Iha , American rock musician Iha Fuyu , Japanese scholar Iha language , a Papuan language spoken on the Bomberai Peninsula Iha language (Maluku) or Saparua language, an Austronesian language spoken in the Mulukus Iha Castle , a Ryukyuan gusuku on Okinawa Island Iha Shell Mound , an archaeological site on Okinawa Island See also [ edit ] IHA (disambiguation) , several acronyms Topics referred to by
174-538: A drum machine for percussion. To secure a show at the Metro in Chicago, the band recruited drummer Jimmy Chamberlin , and played for the first time as a quartet on October 5, 1988. The addition of Chamberlin drove the band in a heavier direction almost immediately. On the band's debut album, Gish (1991), the band integrated psychedelic rock and heavy metal into their sound. Gish fared better than expected, but
261-444: A Chicago suburb 22 miles west of the city. His father was a musician and was often away; when Billy was nine his father and stepmother (who Billy considers to be his mother) split. Billy grew up an hour away from both of his natural parents. Billy alleges that his stepmother was abusive to him, both physically and emotionally . He developed a protective bond with his younger paternal half-brother, Jesse, who had special needs as
348-418: A Manhattan hotel room of a heroin overdose after he and Chamberlin used the drug together. Chamberlin was later arrested on a misdemeanor drug possession charge. The Smashing Pumpkins made the decision to fire Chamberlin and continue as a trio. This shakeup, coupled with Corgan going through a divorce and the death of his mother, influenced the somber mood of the band's next album, 1998's Adore . Featuring
435-400: A March 2010 interview, "I have no interest in supporting [Love] in any way, shape or form. You can't throw enough things down the abyss with a person like that." Shortly after, when her band's album Nobody's Daughter was released, Corgan used Twitter to post anger-filled rants against her in reference to two songs he had written, "Samantha" and "How Dirty Girls Get Clean", which ended up on
522-511: A band that would be called The Smashing Pumpkins. Corgan met guitarist James Iha while working in a record store, and the two began recording demos, which Corgan describes as "gloomy little goth -pop records". He met bassist D'arcy Wretzky after a local show, arguing with her about a band that had just played, The Dan Reed Network . Soon after, the Smashing Pumpkins were formed. The trio began to play together at local clubs with
609-456: A child. When Billy's father and stepmother separated, all three boys lived alone with their stepmother. Billy said his father was a "drug dealing, gun-toting musician [and] mad man". Although William Corgan Sr. negatively impacted his son's childhood, Corgan said he came to tremendous respect for his father's musicianship. Billy Corgan, who grew much faster than his fellow students, was a strong athlete in elementary school. In addition to being
696-768: A cover of "Judy Is a Punk" by the Ramones for 30th anniversary of a Japanese clothing label Beams . In February 2007, Side-Line announced that Iha delivered a remix for the Ladytron single "Weekend Mixes" out on March 9 via Smoke & Mirrors. In April 2007, he recorded a remix for the Midnight Movies track "Patient Eye". Iha appeared on stage with Swedish band the Sounds , on the season finale of MTV 's Bam's Unholy Union in April 2007 and contributed guitar to
783-709: A cover of the Bee Gees ' " To Love Somebody ". In 2007, Corgan provided vocals on the Scorpions ' song "The Cross", on their album Humanity: Hour I . In 2010 Corgan featured on Ray Davies ' album See My Friends on the album's closer, a mash-up of the Kinks songs " All Day and All of the Night " and "Destroyer" . He also contributed his guitar work on "Did You Miss Me" by The Veronicas . Corgan has also collaborated with Tony Iommi , Blindside , David Bowie (singing " All
870-547: A credit facility to TNA to fund operations. In 2016, he loaned money to Anthem Sports & Entertainment to fund TNA, and they promised to pay him back. On November 11, Corgan and Anthem signed a settlement, with Anthem repaying TNA's loan from Corgan. Newly appointed TNA/Impact Wrestling President Ed Nordholm credits the invention of and the vision behind the Matt Hardy Broken gimmick to Jeremy Borash , David Lagana and Billy Corgan. While Borash specifically had
957-553: A darker, more subdued and heavily electronic sound at a time when alternative rock was declining in mainstream cachet, Adore divided both critics and fans, resulting in a significant decrease in album sales (it sold 1.3 million in the US). Chamberlin was reunited with the band in 1999. In 2000, they released Machina/The Machines of God , a concept album on which the band deliberately played to their public image. Critics were again divided, and sales were lower than before; Machina
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#17328014912981044-497: A decade. His latest solo album, Cotillions , was released in 2019. Corgan co-founded Resistance Pro Wrestling in 2011. He joined TNA Wrestling in 2015 and became its president in 2016, but left a few months later. He purchased the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in 2017 and thereafter made it his primary focus in professional wrestling. William Patrick Corgan Jr. was born at Columbus Hospital in
1131-427: A member of his baseball team at Marquardt Middle School, he amassed over 10,000 baseball cards and listened to every Chicago Cubs game on the radio. However, by the time he began attending Glenbard North High School , his athletic prowess had greatly diminished. He decided to start playing guitar after seeing a Flying V when he went over to a friend's house. Corgan gave his savings to his father, who bought him
1218-428: A moderately successful solo album , Let It Come Down . One music video was produced from this album, for the song " Be Strong Now ", which was released as a four-track single. When his former bandmates Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin revived the "Smashing Pumpkins" name, Iha did not participate, and in fact had not spoken to Corgan in years. Corgan stated in a 2008 blog entry that when he and Chamberlin reunited,
1305-489: A number of artists, including Midnight Movies , Isobel Campbell , Marilyn Manson , Whiskeytown , Scott Weiland and Michael Stipe . Among his other musical projects, Iha has been a permanent fixture of supergroup A Perfect Circle since 1999. He was also a member of Tinted Windows , a group with members of Cheap Trick , Fountains of Wayne , and Hanson . He previously co-owned independent record label Scratchie Records with Adam Schlesinger and, from 1999 to 2012, owned
1392-572: A real band with Iha. Iha later became romantically involved with the band's bassist D'arcy Wretzky , but the couple broke up just prior to the band's performance at the Reading Festival in 1992. After a brief feud between the two, Iha sustained a friendly and close relationship with Wretzky, citing her as a best friend. Iha wrote and sang a number of Smashing Pumpkins' songs, such as: "Blew Away" on Pisces Iscariot , "Bugg Superstar" on Vieuphoria , "Take Me Down" on Mellon Collie and
1479-728: A recording studio and independent label. Iha had lived in Manhattan since 2000 and has since moved to Brooklyn. In May 2008, Marilyn Manson said that Iha would be making a guest appearance on his new record ; however, Iha was not credited as a guitarist on the album. On December 22, 2008, the Swedish band A Camp (the solo project of the Cardigans vocalist Nina Persson ) put out a press release announcing that their new album would come out on April 28, 2009, featuring guest appearances by Iha and other musicians. On February 17, 2009, it
1566-546: A recording studio with Schlesinger and Andy Chase of Ivy called Stratosphere Sound. Iha was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove Village, Illinois , which he described as "a boring, middle-class suburb of Chicago." Iha received average grades in high school, and, after a successful two-year stint at a local junior college , he majored in graphic design at Loyola University Chicago before dropping out to dedicate himself to
1653-482: A relationship with her until early June 2012. Origliasso blamed their split on their careers forcing them to spend too much time apart. He began dating Chloe Mendel in 2013. She gave birth to a son named Augustus Juppiter Corgan on November 16, 2015. Their second child, a daughter named Philomena Clementine Corgan, was born on October 2, 2018. On September 17, 2023, during the 30th anniversary Siamese Dream show at Madame Zuzu’s, Billy announced that he had married Chloe
1740-476: A right of approval before the album could be released. Corgan had helped develop the album during its early stages. The album was released without the writing controversy ever being litigated or publicly resolved. Corgan appeared as a guest vocalist on the song "Loki Cat" on Jimmy Chamberlin's first solo album, Life Begins Again , and Chamberlin played drums for the song "DIA" on Corgan's solo debut, where Robert Smith from The Cure teamed up with Corgan to do
1827-427: A row". The two eventually reconciled, and Love was invited to perform at Smashing Pumpkins 30th Anniversary Show. In 2020, Corgan told Los Angeles Times that only a few people really matter to him and that Courtney is one of them, describing their relationship as a family bond. In 2009, Corgan was linked with pop star Jessica Simpson . He started dating Australian singer Jessica Origliasso in 2010, and remained in
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#17328014912981914-595: A small European tour in London, Paris, Amsterdam and Lisbon. In 2013, under management of David Bason , Iha collaborated with Japanese musician Yukihiro Takahashi , writing songs for and performing on Takahashi's album Life Anew , and performing as part of Takahashi's band "In Phase" on tours in Japan. In 2014 Iha scored the soundtrack to Lionsgate/Hulu series Deadbeat . On March 26, 2016 Iha rejoined Smashing Pumpkins onstage for several numbers. In 2016 Iha composed
2001-562: A track from Norwegian pop singer Annie 's debut album Anniemal . Released in October 2006, Florida pop group the Postmarks 's "Goodbye" EP features a remix by Iha. That same year, Iha teamed up with Schlesinger to co-produce folk band America 's comeback album, Here & Now , and recorded on Scottish singer Isobel Campbell 's album, collaborating on her renditions of traditional Irish and Scottish folk songs. In 2006 Iha recorded
2088-636: A transcript of a webcast by political activist Lyndon LaRouche to the official Smashing Pumpkins forum. On March 10, 2009, Corgan testified in front of Congress on behalf of the musicFIRST Coalition. He spoke in favor of H.R. 848, the Performance Rights Act , which gives musicians and artists their share of compensation when their music is played on radio stations. In an interview with radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in 2016, Corgan voiced discontent with " social justice warriors ", comparing them to Maoists , cult members, and
2175-406: A used Les Paul knock-off. His father encouraged him to listen to Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix but offered little other support, so Corgan taught himself. His musical interests in high school included hard rock music like Guts -era John Cale , heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath , and mainstream rock like Van Halen , Queen , Boston , ELO , Rush , and Cheap Trick . Corgan discovered
2262-528: Is absolutely an album from my heart." On July 14, 2022, he and his partner, Chloe Mendel announced that they would host a livestream charity show on July 27 to benefit the victims of the July 4 Highland Park, Ill., shooting. In 2011, Corgan formed a Chicago-based independent wrestling promotion called Resistance Pro . Two years later, in 2013, he starred in a commercial for Walter E. Smithe Furniture , using
2349-485: Is credited with helping popularize the alt rock genre. He has also been the owner and promoter of the National Wrestling Alliance since 2017. Corgan formed the Smashing Pumpkins in Chicago in 1988 alongside guitarist James Iha , with bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin joining soon after. Strong album sales and large-scale tours propelled the band to commercial success and critical acclaim throughout
2436-500: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages James Iha James Yoshinobu Iha ( 伊葉吉伸 , Iha Yoshinobu ) (born March 26, 1968) is an American rock musician. He is best known as a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins . He was a member until the band's initial breakup in 2000 and rejoined in 2018. Iha has produced songs, contributed guitar, keyboards and vocals and produced remixes for
2523-464: Is the second lowest-selling commercially released Smashing Pumpkins album to date, with U.S. sales of 583,000 units up to 2005. During the recording for Machina , Wretzky quit the band and was replaced for the upcoming tour by former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur . In 2000 the band released Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music free over the Internet and broke up at the end of
2610-635: The Electric Prunes bassist Mark Tulin , Strawberry Alarm Clock keyboardist Mark Weitz , frequent Corgan collaborator Linda Strawberry , flautist Kevin Dippold, "Superchrist" violinist Ysanne Spevack , saxist Justin Norman, new Pumpkins drummer Mike Byrne , and Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro , playing covers and new Pumpkins material at several clubs in California. At the end of
2697-754: The Ku Klux Klan , and calling their actions a threat to freedom of speech. In 2018, he called himself a " free-market libertarian capitalist ". Corgan adopted a pescetarian diet in 2013, and stated in 2017 that he had begun following a vegan and gluten-free diet. In 2012, he opened a tea house in Ravinia, Highland Park called Madame Zuzu's Tea House, which closed in 2018 and reopened in downtown Highland Park in 2020. In addition to performing, Corgan has produced albums for Ric Ocasek , The Frogs , and Catherine . He shared songwriting credit on several songs on Hole 's 1998 album Celebrity Skin ;
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2784-593: The Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago on March 17, 1967, the oldest son of Martha Louise Maes Corgan Lutz and guitarist William Dale Corgan (1947–2021). He grew up Catholic and has a younger brother. His parents divorced in 1970. Billy said he went to live with his great-grandmother, then his grandmother. Next he and his brother went to live with his father and new wife (a flight attendant who his father had remarried) in Glendale Heights, Illinois ,
2871-540: The SIRIUS Satellite Radio program Right After Wrestling with Arda Ocal to discuss his love for wrestling and the importance of unique theme songs for characters. On August 26, 2010, he took part in a storyline with AAA during a concert for MTV World Stage . As far as other entertainment, Corgan once commented that all he watches on TV are "sports and the Three Stooges ". In March 2008, he
2958-459: The alternative rock genre by listening to Bauhaus and The Cure . He performed in a string of bands in high school and graduated as an honor student. Despite grant and scholarship offers from a number of schools, and a tuition fund left by his grandmother, Corgan decided to pursue music full-time. Not finding the Chicago music scene to his liking, Corgan moved to St. Petersburg, Florida , in 1985 with his first major band, The Marked (named for
3045-422: The "door was open" for Iha to rejoin, but he declined, and Corgan said that he "can now say definitively that Iha isn't ever coming back." However, in a 2012 interview about the band reformation, Iha stated that he was never even asked back into the band in the first place. Iha also admitted within the interview that he has not heard any of the band's new music since the reformation. In a March 2013 interview, he
3132-479: The 1990s. After their break-up in 2000, Corgan and Chamberlin started a new band called Zwan ; after the band's demise, he released the collection of poetry Blinking with Fists (2004) and the solo album TheFutureEmbrace (2005) before reforming Smashing Pumpkins in 2007. The new version of the band, consisting of Corgan and a revolving lineup , has released new albums and toured extensively. In October 2017, Corgan released Ogilala , his first solo album in over
3219-447: The 2006 tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg , Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited , "I love you (me either)", that featured Cat Power and model Karen Elson singing and "L'Hotel" with Michael Stipe on vocals. Iha recorded on the track "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" in a duet with singer Kazu Makino (of Blonde Redhead ) on the US edition of the album. In February 2006, a digital EP " In
3306-523: The Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Iha played a third show with the band in their hometown of Chicago at the Civic Opera house on April 14, 2016. In 2017, reunion rumors were leaked through various sources, and in 2018, Iha was spotted with Corgan, Chamberlin, and former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder in the studio and at a photo shoot, confirming his return to the band. In summer 2018,
3393-690: The Art Institute of Chicago's Rubloff Auditorium. In late 2004, Corgan published Blinking with Fists , a book of poetry. Despite mixed reviews, the book debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list . Around this time, he began posting autobiographical writings online under the title The Confessions of Billy Corgan . Also in 2004, he began a solo music career, landing on an electronic / shoegaze / alternative rock sound for his first solo album, TheFutureEmbrace , co-produced and arranged by Bon Harris of Nitzer Ebb . Released on June 21, 2005, through Reprise Records , it garnered mixed reviews from
3480-590: The Ballgame ". He is also a fan of the Chicago Bulls , Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bears , and became personal friends with Dennis Rodman and Chris Chelios . He is an avid professional wrestling fan, and appeared at an ECW event wielding an acoustic guitar as a weapon. In 2008, the Pumpkins song " Doomsday Clock " was used by ROH for promotional videos. On April 26, 2010, Corgan appeared on
3567-892: The Blank Theory and recorded on their album Beyond the Calm of the Corridor producing the song "Addicted" together with Schlesinger and contributing guitar playing. Iha scored the Japanese film Linda, Linda, Linda , released in late summer of 2005. The same year he teamed with Schlesinger again to produce a duet cover of Bobby Darin 's " Splish Splash " for the soundtrack to the Wayne Wang film Because of Winn-Dixie . The same year Iha contributed guitar to some tracks of Chino Moreno 's band Team Sleep second album, which has yet to be released. Iha produced two tracks on
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3654-469: The Infinite Sadness , "...Said Sadly", "Believe", "The Boy", and "The Bells" on The Aeroplane Flies High , "Summer" on the " Perfect " single and "Go" on Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music . He co-wrote with Billy Corgan " I Am One " on Gish , " Soma " and " Mayonaise " on Siamese Dream , "Plume" on Pisces Iscariot and "Farewell and Goodnight" on Mellon Collie and
3741-472: The Infinite Sadness . He sang the band's covers of the Cure 's " A Night Like This " and Syd Barrett 's "Terrapin". During his time with the Pumpkins, Iha recorded with other bands, including Ivy , to which Adam Schlesinger contributed, and Swedish New Wave band the Sounds . Billy Corgan has claimed that Iha played very little guitar on the first two Smashing Pumpkins albums, with Corgan himself playing most of
3828-401: The Smashing Pumpkins . He is a second-generation Japanese-American and is able to speak only a little Japanese. Like his bandmate Billy Corgan , Iha has a brother with a disability. In 1987 Iha, then playing guitar in the Chicago band Snake Train, met Billy Corgan via a friend. Corgan had already been telling people he was in a band called "Smashing Pumpkins", and decided to make it
3915-494: The Smashing Pumpkins . Iha made bigger news when he joined the alternative rock supergroup A Perfect Circle in July 2003 in time for their Thirteenth Step club tour. He has since recorded on their 2004 album eMOTIVe as well as contributed remixes of Blue and Outsider , and is back with the band following its near 6-year long hiatus. In 2003, he joined Vanessa and the O's . The group released an EP Plus Rien in Sweden
4002-607: The Sun " produced by Iha featuring Michael Stipe and Chris Martin was released. The EP was for the benefit of Gulf Coast victims of Hurricane Katrina . The song was featured on an episode of Grey's Anatomy . In collaboration with Stipe, Iha played guitar at the "Bring 'Em Back Home Now" concert in March 2006 in New York City to benefit Iraq War veterans peace groups such as Veterans for Peace . Iha remixed "Me Plus One",
4089-522: The United States. The song " 1979 " was Corgan's biggest hit to date, reaching No. 1 on Billboard 's modern rock and mainstream rock charts. Their appearance on Saturday Night Live on November 11, 1995, to promote this material (their second appearance on the show overall) was also the television debut appearance of Corgan's shaved head, which he has maintained consistently since. On July 12, 1996, touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin died in
4176-519: The abuse he endured as a child at the hands of his father and stepmother, as well as other personal issues. He has since become an advocate for abuse support networks. Corgan is an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs , and an occasional commentator on the team for WXRT DJ Lin Brehmer . He has appeared at many Cubs games, occasionally throwing the ceremonial first pitch or singing " Take Me Out to
4263-431: The album without his permission. Love then wrote an apology to him on her Facebook account, but the feud continued. Corgan took to Twitter to rant against her again. She responded to him on Twitter, saying, "All i am is nice about you so if you wanna be mean be mean i don't feel anything. i have too much to feel dear." In 2008, he blamed his dedication to music for what he called "a bad marriage and seven bad girlfriends in
4350-570: The back of Hole 's new single. Their relationship ended on October 12, 1991, when Love found out that Corgan had another relationship. In 1993, Corgan married art conservator and artist Chris Fabian, his longtime on-again, off-again girlfriend. They were married at a small ceremony at his house in Wrigleyville . Corgan and Fabian separated in late 1995. Corgan filed for divorce in December 1996 on grounds of "irreconcilable differences," and
4437-478: The band in 2014. On May 15, 2014, Corgan released AEGEA , a new solo record of experimental recordings he made in 2007. Limited to 250 vinyl copies, the album was mostly sold online, with a few copies sold at Madame Zuzu's, a tea house he owns and operates in Highland Park , a suburb northwest of Chicago. On July 25, 2014, Corgan also released the tapes from his "Siddhartha" show from March 2014, much in
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#17328014912984524-609: The blog, titled "The Red Border Club". This list was to be used for information on upcoming People and Their Cars and "Hexestential" books and merchandise, along with access to additional images. In October 2017, he released a new solo album titled Ogilala . In July 2018, The Smashing Pumpkins embarked on a reunion tour, the Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour , with a focus on performing material from their first five studio albums. The lineup consists of himself, James Iha , Jimmy Chamberlin , and Jeff Schroeder . Former bassist D'arcy Wretzky
4611-472: The ceremony with Pink Floyd, when they performed their song "Wish You Were Here" . In particular, Corgan guided and collaborated with three bands in the 2000s— Breaking Benjamin (during sessions for 2004's We Are Not Alone ), Taproot (for Blue-Sky Research , 2005), and Sky Saxon . In 2010, Corgan claimed co-writing credit (with ex-girlfriend Courtney Love ) on at least two of the songs on Hole's final album Nobody's Daughter and tried to assert
4698-493: The conspicuous birthmarks of both Corgan and drummer Ron Roesing). Not finding success in St. Petersburg, the band dissolved; Corgan moved back to Chicago and lived with his father. From 1987 to 1988, he played guitar in Chicago band Deep Blue Dream, which also featured future Static-X frontman Wayne Static . He left the band to focus on The Smashing Pumpkins. Upon his return to Chicago, Corgan had already devised his next project –
4785-500: The day before, on September 16. On December 19, 2021, Corgan's father, William Dale Corgan, died at age 74. In 1998, Corgan said that he had not participated in an election since 1992, when he voted for Bill Clinton . After the election of Barack Obama in 2008 , Corgan said, "I'm very proud of my country right now for doing the right thing." He has since said that he was disappointed with Obama's presidency, and that he lacks faith in both major political parties. In 2009, he posted
4872-469: The divorce was granted in 1997. Corgan refused to discuss the marriage for years, only allowing that it was "unhappy." In 2005 he described the circumstances of his marriage in depth via his personal blog . In late 1995, Corgan started dating Ukrainian photographer Yelena Yemchuk , who later contributed to several Smashing Pumpkins videos and album art. He continued to date Yemchuk until around 2004. According to Corgan, his breakup with her contributed to
4959-560: The early 2000s Corgan named his label Martha's Music after her as well. A picture of Martha as a young girl sitting on a fake moon at Riverview Park is featured on the flipside of the Siamese Dream booklet. In 1991, Corgan briefly dated musician and actress Courtney Love . In an interview on The Howard Stern Show , Corgan confessed that he arranged for Love's band to stay in his Chicago apartment in order to meet her, an encounter he had longed for after seeing her photograph on
5046-616: The entirety of each of their three albums at each concert, with one album being played per night. It was announced that the lineup would consist of Maynard James Keenan, Billy Howerdel, Josh Freese, Matt McJunkins , and Iha. Iha's second solo album titled Look to the Sky was released in March 2012. To begin its promotion, Iha performed at the 2nd EMI ROCKS festival in Saitama , Japan in February 2012, and later in December that year performing
5133-478: The follow-up, Siamese Dream , released on Virgin Records in 1993, became a multi-platinum hit. The band became known for internal drama during this period, with Corgan frequently characterized in the music press as a " control freak " due to rumors that he played all the guitar and bass parts on Siamese Dream (a rumor that Corgan later confirmed as true). Despite this, the album was well received by critics, and
5220-469: The group was reuniting. The re-formed Smashing Pumpkins went into studio for much of 2006 and early 2007, and performed its first show in seven years on May 22, 2007, with new members Ginger Pooley (bass) and Jeff Schroeder (guitar) replacing Wretzky and Iha. The new album, titled Zeitgeist , was released in the United States on July 10, 2007, and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts. Corgan and
5307-401: The largely acoustic ChicagoSongs project, which have yet to be released. In 2005, Corgan took out a full-page ad in Chicago's two major newspapers ( Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Sun-Times ) revealing his desire to re-form the Smashing Pumpkins. Several days later, Jimmy Chamberlin accepted Corgan's offer for a reunion. On April 20, 2006, the band's official website confirmed that
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#17328014912985394-704: The midst of their supporting tour for the album, mounting conflict between Corgan and Chamberlin and the other band members led to the cancellation of the rest of the tour as the band entered an apparent hiatus, formally breaking up in September 2003. In 2004, Corgan began writing revealing autobiographical posts on his website and his MySpace page, blaming Iha for the breakup of the Smashing Pumpkins, calling Wretzky "a mean spirited drug addict," and criticizing his former Zwan bandmates' fixation with " indie cred " and calling them "filthy", opportunistic, and selfish. On September 17, 2003, Billy presented his poetry at
5481-575: The most input into the gimmick of the three aside from Matt, the Hardy family deny that Borash was the sole person behind the gimmick. In May 2017, Corgan purchased the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), including its name, rights, trademarks and championship belts. Corgan's ownership took effect on October 1, 2017. For much of his life, Corgan has struggled with anxiety , depression , panic attacks , self-harm , obsessive-compulsive disorder , and suicidal ideation . He attributes these problems to
5568-454: The parts in the studio that Iha played live. Iha was often considered the "quiet one" in Smashing Pumpkins, but he was known to engage in ad-libbed jokes and rap sessions at live performances. His humor was encapsulated in his use of the catchphrase, "I've seen a million faces, and I've rocked them all," originally from the Bon Jovi song " Wanted Dead or Alive ". In 1998, Iha released
5655-404: The platform to promote his wrestling company. In March 2014, it was reported that Corgan was in discussions with American television channel AMC to develop an unscripted reality series about Resistance Pro. The premise being a behind-the-scenes look at the promotion as Corgan "takes over creative direction for the independent wrestling company". The show was given the green light by AMC, under
5742-583: The press and only sold 69,000 copies. Corgan toured behind his solo album with a touring band that included Linda Strawberry , Brian Liesegang and Matt Walker in 2005. This tour was not as extensive as previous Smashing Pumpkins or Zwan tours. The tour was also controversial in Australia, with Corgan antagonising the audience and storming off the stage when Smashing Pumpkins songs were yelled out as requests. Prior to recording TheFutureEmbrace , Corgan had recorded some 72 songs inspired by Chicago history for
5829-595: The rest of the Pumpkins toured extensively throughout 2007 and 2008, also releasing the EP American Gothic and the singles " G.L.O.W. " and " Superchrist ". Chamberlin left the band in March 2009, and Corgan chose to continue under the name. In summer 2009, Corgan formed the band Spirits in the Sky to play a tribute concert to the late Sky Saxon of the Seeds . He toured with the band, composed of ex- Catherine member and "Superchrist" producer Kerry Brown,
5916-1018: The reunited band embarked on the Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour , which was followed at the end of the year by the release of their album Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. Iha would go on to also record Cyr with the reunited lineup, which was released in November 2020. After the Smashing Pumpkins' breakup in 2000, Iha pursued many projects. He continues to contribute to other artists' recordings, such as "Don't Be Sad" on Whiskeytown 's Pneumonia released in 2001 and further guest appearances for bands Ivy and Fountains of Wayne , both of which he remained close to, appearing on virtually every release by both bands since 1997. Andy Chase of Ivy, and Adam Schlesinger of both Ivy and Fountains, recorded on most songs James produced or wrote for other artists. Schlesinger first recorded on Iha's song on " The Bells " by
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6090-421: The same year and followed up with the album La Ballade d'O in 2005–06 on the band's independent record company Rushmore Recordings playing live shows in Sweden during the summer of 2005. Iha has collaborated on musical and fashion design projects in Japan. He collaborated on and produced two tracks with Japanese musician Chara for her 2001 album Madrigal called "Boku ni Utsushite" and "Skirt". The latter
6177-514: The score for James Franco's film Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? In 2017 Iha composed the score for the drama series The Arrangement . In 2023 Iha did the music for That 90s Show. Billy Corgan William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, primary songwriter, singer, and only constant member of alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins . Corgan
6264-507: The site, Iha considered his next solo album "halfway done (in his mind)". Shortly thereafter, a picture of Iha with Kelly Pratt and Jon Natchez from the band Beirut was posted on the Web site saying they would be playing horns on the album. In August 2010, members of A Perfect Circle posted messages to their Twitter accounts telling fans of their return after a 6-year long hiatus. The band later announced tour dates in which they would be playing
6351-555: The song "Seatbacks and Traytables", on Fountains of Wayne 's 2007 album Traffic and Weather . His former bandmate Melissa Auf der Maur contributed to that album. In the spring of 2007, Iha told Rolling Stone magazine that he was writing and recording songs for a second solo album . In the spring of 2007, Iha remixed Midnight Movies and the Postmarks as freebies on the Internet. A Chicago weekly reported in June 2007 that Iha had been living in New York City for some time, running
6438-469: The songs " Today ", " Cherub Rock ", and " Disarm " became hits. The band's 1995 follow-up effort, the double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness , was even more successful, spawning a string of hit singles. According to Jon Pareles from The New York Times , Corgan wanted to "lose himself and find himself ..." in this album. The album was nominated for seven Grammy awards that year, and would eventually be certified ten times platinum in
6525-494: The symbolism of Corgan's lyrics considered the blend of beliefs he has cited in various interviews, which include ideas about religion, multiple dimensions, and psychic phenomena. In an interview on the Howard Stern Show , Corgan said he had an encounter with a person who had the ability to shapeshift . Corgan's mother Martha died in December 1996. The song "For Martha", from Adore , was written in her memory. In
6612-602: The themes of his 2005 solo release TheFutureEmbrace . In 2005, Corgan dated musician Emilie Autumn for a number of months. The pair collaborated on multiple occasions during this time, with Autumn providing vocals and violin on his solo album and costume for a supporting music video. In early 2006, Corgan moved in with Love and her daughter Frances Bean Cobain . According to Love, he had his own wing in her Hollywood Hills mansion. Two years later, Love criticized him publicly over his alleged refusal to attend her daughter's sweet 16 party. After they parted ways, Corgan stated in
6699-482: The title track became Corgan's second No. 1 modern rock hit. He also acted as a consultant for Marilyn Manson during the recording of the album Mechanical Animals . He has produced three soundtracks for the movies Ransom (1996), Stigmata (1999) and Spun (2002) in which he appeared as a doctor. Corgan appeared at the 1996 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies. He inducted one of his biggest musical influences, Pink Floyd . He played acoustic guitar during
6786-413: The tour, Corgan, Byrne, Tulin, and Brown headed back to Chicago to begin work on the new Smashing Pumpkins album, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope . The lineup at the time which included new bassist Nicole Fiorentino , toured through much of 2010, then spent 2011 recording the "album-within-an-album" Oceania and mounting tours of the United States and Europe. However, Byrne and Fiorentino would later leave
6873-454: The vein of AEGEA. The set was expected to contain between 5 and 6 discs. During the summer 2014, he recorded The Smashing Pumpkins's ninth studio album, Monuments to an Elegy , with Tommy Lee and Jeff Schroeder . The album was released in early December 2014. In September 2015, Corgan started a blog of vintage photographs that he himself curated, and which he called "People and Their Cars". The website also included an email listing for
6960-603: The working title of "Untitled Billy Corgan Wrestling Project," the same month. In April 2015 Corgan became the new Senior Producer of Creative and Talent Development for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where his role was to "develop characters and create story lines", which he has called "a dream come true". In August 2016, Corgan took over as the promotion's new president. In November 2016 Corgan had left TNA after disputes about not being paid on time, and subsequently, Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp and Impact Ventures, parent company of TNA Impact Wrestling, provided
7047-472: The year, playing their last show on December 2, 2000, at the Cabaret Metro . Following a brief stint touring with New Order in the summer, Corgan reunited with Chamberlin to form the band Zwan with Corgan's old friend Matt Sweeney in late 2001. According to Neil Strauss of New York Times, during his few live performances with the band, Corgan says this "is still a work in progress". The lineup
7134-426: Was accompanied by a music video featuring Iha as a hunter in a forest. With the help of longtime friend and manager Isao Izutsu , Iha started the clothing label Vaporize (f.k.a. 'Vapor') in 2001, and recorded "Never Ever", his first solo song since the Smashing Pumpkins demise, for Vaporize's first runway show. The brand has been a collaboration with the Japanese label Beams since 2001. In 2001, Iha played live with
7221-464: Was announced that Iha had, together with Taylor Hanson , Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger , and Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos formed a new band called Tinted Windows . The band played their first publicized gig at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 20. Their first album was released on April 21, 2009 to generally positive reviews. In April 2010, Iha's website reopened. According to
7308-478: Was asked about looking back at the band's history and explained that he never really thought about his former success with the band, but did look back with fondness when asked about the 6 studio albums he made with them. He revealed that he and Corgan had not spoken in around ten years, but that he did speak to Wretzky "once in a while". On March 26, 2016 and March 27, 2016, Iha joined Corgan and Chamberlin on stage unannounced at back to back Smashing Pumpkins shows at
7395-468: Was completed with guitarist David Pajo and bassist Paz Lenchantin . The band had two distinct incarnations, the primary approach being an upbeat rock band with a three-guitar-driven sound, the second, a folk and gospel inspired acoustic side with live strings. The quintet performed throughout 2002, and their debut album, Mary Star of the Sea , was released in early 2003 to generally positive reviews. In
7482-531: Was not a part of the lineup, reportedly due to unresolved tension between her and Corgan. Wretzky has stated that Corgan offered her a contract but later retracted the offer, saying that "we also have to balance the forces at play... there is no room for error." After Wretzky released text messages between her and Corgan, a feud ensued, with each party attacking each other with biting remarks. On November 22, 2019, Corgan released his third solo album Cotillions , which he called "a labor of love". He also said, "This
7569-459: Was spotted in the crowd at the final day of a cricket test match between New Zealand and England . Corgan accepts some elements of Catholicism , Buddhism , and Ken Wilber 's spiritual ideas. In 2009, he launched Everything From Here to There, an interfaith website that is devoted to "Mind-Body-Soul" integration. He mentions praying each morning and night to be able to see through Jesus Christ 's eyes and feel with his heart. An analysis of
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